Population aged 65 and above, urban in Spain

Spain: Population aged 65 and above, urban was 0.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
20th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2016
All-time low
0.1%
in 1992
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Population aged 65 and above, urban in Spain, 1992–2016

00.050.10.150.21992200420161992: 0.126 % of urban population1993: 0.128 % of urban population1994: 0.131 % of urban population1995: 0.133 % of urban population1996: 0.136 % of urban population1997: 0.14 % of urban population1998: 0.145 % of urban population1999: 0.147 % of urban population2000: 0.149 % of urban population2001: 0.151 % of urban population2002: 0.151 % of urban population2003: 0.151 % of urban population2004: 0.159 % of urban population2005: 0.161 % of urban population2006: 0.159 % of urban population2007: 0.159 % of urban population2008: 0.16 % of urban population2009: 0.16 % of urban population2010: 0.166 % of urban population2011: 0.169 % of urban population2012: 0.17 % of urban population2013: 0.177 % of urban population2014: 0.181 % of urban population2015: 0.184 % of urban population2016: 0.185 % of urban population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban population.

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.2% for population aged 65 and above, urban in 2016. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population aged 65 and above, urban in Spain peaked at 0.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1992.

Spain ranks 20th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Population aged 65 and above, urban in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Population aged 65 and above, urban (% of urban population) in Spain, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of urban population Change
1992 0.1%
1993 0.1% +1.8%
1994 0.1% +2.1%
1995 0.1% +1.6%
1996 0.1% +2.2%
1997 0.1% +2.7%
1998 0.1% +3.5%
1999 0.1% +1.5%
2000 0.1% +1.1%
2001 0.2% +1.3%
2002 0.2% +0.6%
2003 0.2% -0.5%
2004 0.2% +5.4%
2005 0.2% +1.1%
2006 0.2% -1.2%
2007 0.2% +0.3%
2008 0.2% +0.2%
2009 0.2% +0.6%
2010 0.2% +3.3%
2011 0.2% +1.9%
2012 0.2% +0.6%
2013 0.2% +4.2%
2014 0.2% +2.3%
2015 0.2% +1.7%
2016 0.2% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 7

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 17 Greece 0.2% compare
  2. 18 Malta 0.2% compare
  3. 19 Denmark 0.2% compare
  4. 21 Armenia 0.2% compare
  5. 22 Georgia 0.2% compare
  6. 23 Belgium 0.2% compare

See the full ranking of 99 places →

More reference data data for Spain

All data for Spain →

Frequently asked questions

What is population aged 65 and above, urban in Spain?
Population aged 65 and above, urban in Spain was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest population aged 65 and above, urban recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest population aged 65 and above, urban recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1992.
How does Spain rank for population aged 65 and above, urban?
Spain ranks 20th out of 99 countries with data for 2016.
Is population aged 65 and above, urban rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Population aged 65 and above, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Population aged 65 and above, urban in Spain. Statizoid. Retrieved 28 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/population-aged-65-and-above-urban-percent-of-urban-population/spain/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/population-aged-65-and-above-urban-percent-of-urban-population/spain/">Population aged 65 and above, urban in Spain</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population aged 65 and above, urban (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,372 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed